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Thanks Andy. Ill be back out again Tuesday. Didn't mean to start this shtshow. Guess some people can't help themselves.

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Trout make great bait! used to use them for stripers in the river when I was a kid. Small bluegils also cach some BIG bass

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im all about you catching fish but high pressure will whipe those fish out you gota understand that it already gets beat on as already mentioned and i belive by you yourself and they not that common to come by as im sure you know so you should be proud that youve caught and i woulda gave you two thumbs up but next time maybe generalize your area or one day they'll be gone and il say i told you so! So yea i cant help myself to tell it as it is

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What's the best way to hook a bluegill, perch, or larger live baits? With Killies and minnows I've always gone under through the mouth. Obviously the goal is to not kill it so location is important.

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Thru the back closer to the front of the dorsal or right by the arse! Avoid hitting the spine. Be sure there are no scales on the hook point. Hold on!

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Good job on the pike. Have been fishing that lake as much as possible in the hopes of hooking one but just bass and pickerel for me. Also thanks for the tip on hooking baitfish. I've been hooking them like I hook shiners behind the dorsal fin and wondering why they've been dying so quickly. Good stuff.

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Young's question referred to big baits. I hook smaller baits behind the dorsal. Real big baits get a fin trimming too. Snip a tail lobe off and trim the pec fins. Struggling bait sends a stronger distress signal to a predators lateral line.

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Do what you have to do when it comes to using small fish as bait for big fish! Follow the states regs and you'll be fine. Nice catch you guys put together. Good job!!!

Got my PB GREEN CARP/ LARGEMOUTH out of Farrington 17 years ago. The Bass hit a nite crawler, weightless, in 3 feet of water. The beast weighed 8lbs 11ozs. Farrington isn't what it used to be, that's a fact! Is there fish to catch? Of course! Love the guys that fish off the bridge catching 6-9 inch crappie, golden shiners and perch. They keep everything!!! Bucket brigade has been demolishing the fish population on that lake for 20 years that I know of.

There are plenty of Pike to catch there!!! State record, possibly! GO GET EM!!!!:D

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Seriously, are you that uneducated on fishing rules? You cannot use any baitfish in any body of water that has not been taken from that body of water, or sold at a nearby bait shop. You cannot buy baitfish at pet stores, only feeder fish, meant for feeding aquarium fish. Using goldfish as a baitfish risks releasing all types of aquarium fish diseases into a natural environment infecting native fish. Doing so and introducing a disease could throw a whole body of water out of whack.